In the Year of the Pig, Hong Kong Debates Its Boar Problem

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Afghanistan The SUPPL Taliban said yesterday they will participate in what they call “intra- EME N T i ns ide Afghan” talks in Moscow designed to bring together prominent In the year of the pig, Afghan figures, including former President Hamid Karzai, opposition figures and tribal elders — but Hong Kong debates its no Kabul government officials. P11 More on backpage boar problem 05.02.2019 tue

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recent study A showed that the Study shows need prevalence of post- traumatic stress di- sorder (PTSD) among of post-traumatic students at a local university stood at 5.1 percent, following Typhoon Hato which stress management struck Macau in Au- gust 2017. of local students. A study of the Global “Wider preparedness and Community Men- efforts should also in- tal Health Research clude strengthening Group at the Universi- the capacity of first ty of Macau, which was responders to provide conducted one month psychological first aid after the typhoon, su- – a standard supporti- ggested that mental ve prevention approa- health services should ch following natural be available and acces- disasters that almost sible for students and anyone can learn,” the general public. Hall said. The study – which 1,876 university students participated in – also examined the ef- fect of media exposure This study on the prevalence of points to disaster-related PTSD. It determined that a need to media exposure to drownings and the ensure we portrayal of emotional reactions to such tra- can meet gedies were associated the mental Brian Hall with PTSD, while exposure to heroic acts health According to the stu- aspect of health,” and information about dy, in which 66 per- “Developing capacity the typhoon was asso- needs of our cent of participants in the city can take the ciated with less PTSD. were from the SAR, the form of training men- According to asso- students on prevalence of PTSD tal health providers, ciate professor Brian our campus. was higher among lo- and training non-spe- Hall, the director of cal than non-local stu- cialists like nurses to the research group, Brian Hall dents. deliver psychological the findings of the stu- When questioned help. There are many dy suggested that stu- “Longer term, mental whether it would be possible strategies, but dents and the public health services shou- challenging for the mental health needs would need access to ld be developed that region to have a me- to be an agreed upon mental health services, can meet the need for chanism to respond priority that is impor- citing the frequency of people who experien- to such cases, Hall re- tant for Macau’s con- typhoons in summer. ce mental health is- plied that mental heal- tinued development,” Hall further explai- sues. This should be th should be a priority Hall concluded. ned the importance done regardless of the in the city. The study concluded of developing a disas- typhoon. Since this “It will be challen- that there were po- ter preparedness plan study involved studen- ging so long as men- tential positive effects to prevent outcomes ts, it also points to a tal health remains of media use on com- such as PTSD, noting need to ensure we can low in priority in the munities following a that the 5.1 percent meet the mental heal- city. The first step is disaster, and sugges- of study respondents th needs of our studen- to acknowledge that ted that future studies who had PSTD repre- ts on our campus,” he mental health and may explore the be- sents nearly 7 percent added. well-being is a critical nefit of certain media content in preventing or reducing PTSD. brian hall receives award from cas “Future studies should investigate the Brian Hall from the University of tute of Psychology in Beijing. Hall will long-term psycholo- Macau’s (UM) Department of Psychol- also be provided with research funding gical consequences ogy has been awarded the Presidential to initiate new joint collaborations in following Typhoon International Fellowship for Foreign the field of traumatic stress studies in Hato, college students’ Talents by the Chinese Academy of China. Hall was recently appointed resilience, and barriers Sciences (CAS). According to a state- associate editor of the journal “Applied and facilitators of psy- ment issued by UM, this fellowship will Psychology: Health and Well-being,” provide Hall with an honorary appoint- and was awarded the first Global Mental chological treatment ment in the CAS and the Key State Lab- Health Fellowship by the World Health to guide mental health oratory in Mental Health, in the Insti- Organization. services and facilities,” the study noted.

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CE Election CNY Committee member polling day set for Chui to promote ‘steadier and June 16 The polling day to choose the members of more sustainable path for Macau’ the Chief Executive Election Committee is set for June 16, according to Executive hief Executive Chui Sai Order No. 54/2019, which was published On called for all Macau yesterday in the Official Gazette. The C Chief Executive is appointed by the people to show their enter- Central Government and elected by the prise and work alongside the Chief Executive Election Committee, a government to maintain the body comprised of 400 members from stability of the city’s commu- four sectors of society. The First Sector nity, amid an uncertain and represents the industrial, commercial and sometimes volatile global financial sub-sectors. The Second Sector economic situation. comprises people from the cultural, In a speech yesterday to educational, professional and sports mark the coming Year of the sub-sectors. The Third Sector includes Pig, Chui said that the “go- representatives of the labor, religious vernment would seek to pro- affairs and social service sub-sectors. pel – in a courageous man- Finally, the Fourth Sector membership ner – a steadier and more is formed by members of the Legislative sustainable path for Macau.” Assembly, representatives of the In his speech, the CE noted Municipal Affairs Bureau and Macau’s it was normal for a society to delegates to the National People’s experience some adversity Congress and the Chinese People’s during the course of its deve- Political Consultative Conference, lopment. He called for con- Chui Sai On respectively. certed efforts to infuse the local community with positi- The Chief Executive noted fort to ensure the successful as the Spring Festival, is the Airport passengers ve energy and help the region that this year would mark implementation of the ‘one most important time in Chi- overcome any difficulties. the 70th anniversary of the country, two systems’ princi- nese culture, adding that all traffic up 20 percent Current efforts to advance founding of the People’s Re- ple, and to further integrate should – where feasible – social development would public of China, and the 20th into overall national deve- take some time to share the in January also constitute clear strides anniversary of the establish- lopment,” Chui stated in his joy and goodwill of the festi- toward building a better Ma- ment of the MSAR. “At a time speech. val not only with their fami- The Macau airport passenger traffic cau for future generations, of such significance, Macau Chui also noted that the lies, but also with people in volume increased by 20 percent year-on- Chui said. will apply unremitting ef- Lunar New Year, also known need. year in January 2019, according to a press release issued on Saturday. About 25,000 passengers used the airport per day in January. The airlines will add 200 extra charter flights during the Chinese Lunar Government issues New Year to accommodate the surging Local footballer signs travel demand for local residents and tourists, it said. The airport also recorded clarification on steady growth in aircraft movements with FC Girondins in the first month of 2019, due to the Iec Long Firecracker introduction of new airlines and more destinations, according to the press de Bordeaux Factory case release.

ue to the many questions posed by local media UM’s English Dregarding the land plot that was formerly home to the Iec Long Firecracker Factory in Taipa, the go- debating team vernment has issued a statement of clarification. It states that following the 2016 investigation report reaches quarter-final by the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC), the of Thailand debate government instructed the Secretary for Transport and Public Works, Raimundo do Rosário, to pro- Two teams from the University of ceed with the declaration of invalidity on the land Macau’s (UM) English Debating Team swap agreement involving the plot, and to follow up recently participated in the Thailand on any developments on the case. Debate Open 2019 held in Bangkok. Both According to the statement, the government ins- teams made it to the final compatition tructed the CCAC to conduct a criminal investigation stage and one team reached the quarter- in order to ascertain the existence of any evidence final. This year’s event attracted debating David Cardoso of corruption or fraud in the case, and has ordered teams from Peking University, Shanghai the relevant authorities to institute disciplinary pro- University of Finance and Economics, acau’s young football fender is joining the Bordeaux city ceedings in case there is any proof that the officials Taylor’s University in Malaysia, SolBridge Mplayer David Cardoso signed a club on a two-year contract. involved were culpable, constituting a disciplinary International School of Business in South contract last week to move from Por- For the time being, Cardoso is offense. Korea, and Chulalongkorn University tuguese team Boavista FC to French also expected to be playing for the Last week, on the sidelines of the Legislative As- in Thailand. According to a statement team FC Girondins de Bordeaux. French Ligue 1 club second division sembly plenary session, where the Secretary was issued by UM, the team in the quarter- Cardoso started his footballer ca- team. present to reply to lawmakers’ enquiries, Rosário final was made up of Tristan Li Kun, a reer in Macau before moving to Por- Cardoso is one of the French club’s said that the process was still ongoing and that no fourth-year student from the Faculty of tugal at the age of 18, where he played highlights of the winter transfer Social Science (FSS) and a member of Lui disciplinary procedures were applied to the former Che Woo College; Kelly Zhang Yi, a third- for several teams, including Feiren- window. The club also announced Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau director, year student from the Faculty of Business se, Mafra and Cova da Piedade. He the recruitment of the young French Jaime Carion, due to the fact that no evidence justi- Administration and a member of Moon then joined SC Braga, a main league footballer, Yacine Adli, coming from fying the measure could be found. Rosário remarked Chun Memorial College; and Garrett Li team, to play in the second division French reigning champion Paris that if any other evidence or facts were to be found at Jia Neng, a second-year master’s student team, and most recently played for Saint-Germain FC. a later stage, authorities would act accordingly. from the FSS. The team ultimately Boavista FC, another main league David Cardoso is the son of Rui The government has now reaffirmed the words of placed seventh in the tournament. The team where he had been playing on Cardoso, a Portuguese coach and the Secretary due to the media’s questioning, and three members of the team were ranked the second division team. long-term Macau resident who has has also reaffirmed that the secretariat has taken all among the top 20 debaters out of all 160 According to information made coached several local championship necessary measures to ensure the reclamation of the tournament participants. available by the French club, the de- teams. RM land and with it, the reestablishment of legality. tue 05.02.2019 th Anniversary

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Wynn Macau announces salary TEDxSenadoSquare debuts increase Wynn Macau yesterday announced at Dom Pedro next month a 2.5 to 6.4 percent salary increase, effective Feb. 1 for all eligible employees of Wynn Macau and Wynn Daniel Beitler “I looked more into TED Palace (excluding senior management). talks from that day forward,” According to a statement issued by EDx is returning to Macau she added. the gaming operator, the number of Tnext month with a brand beitler daniel TEDxSenadoSquare will be employees included represents close new event adopting one of the held at the Dom Pedro Thea- to 98 percent of the current workforce enclave’s most recognizable ter on Sunday, March 3. The of 13,700. Eligible team members with landmarks as its name. talks will be in Mandarin and a monthly salary of MOP16,000 or A local production developed Cantonese with subtitles in below will receive a salary increase of independently from the TED Chinese and English. They will MOP600, equivalent to an increase media organization, TEDxSe- be filmed and uploaded to the of 3.8 to 6.4 percent. Eligible team nadoSquare will feature a li- official TEDx channel. members with a monthly salary above neup of up to nine Hong Kong- MOP16,000 will receive an average and Macau-based speakers, 2.5 percent salary increase. Recently, a who will share their inspiratio- one-month bonus was also given to all nal stories and ideas under the employees ahead of the Chinese New theme of ‘ripple’. We spent a Year holiday. “We spent a lot of time lot of time thinking about a theme for this Merchandise year because we wanted it to be thinking about diverse,” event curator Venus Venus Loi export value grows Loi from the organizing team a theme for told the Times yesterday. “We 8.1 percent in 2018 know that the first TEDx[Sena- musician, and an environmen- Hans Rosling’s “The best sta- this year doSquare] event will not be big tal activist. ts you’ve ever seen”, in which because we The total value of merchandise export enough to generate a huge push Speaking to the Times yester- statistics about the developing increased by 8.1 percent year-on-year for a new idea. But we hope that day, Loi explained her passion world are presented in a striking wanted it to be to MOP12.19 billion, the Statistics and it could make small ripples that for TED and a history of invol- and visual manner, left a lasting Census Service revealed. In 2018, could slightly influence peoples’ vement with its affiliate orga- impression on Loi. Screened by diverse. the value of re-exports grew by 12.3 minds and their daily life.” nizations. Prior to her team’s her math class teacher back in Venus Loi percent to 10.66 billion patacas (about Speakers are everything at current project in Macau, Loi high school, Loi recalled yester- Event curator 1.32 billion U.S. dollars), but domestic exports declined by 14.3 percent to a TEDx event and though the worked on several TEDx even- day how it transformed a dry 1.53 billion patacas (approximately speaker lineup for TEDxSe- ts in the United Kingdom and subject into an exciting one. Early bird “blind” tickets 189 million U.S. dollars). Analyzed by nadoSquare has not yet been participated in organizer coa- “That’s where it began,” said went on sale last week and destination, merchandise export to the disclosed, Loi hinted that they ching conferences on the Euro- Loi. “That talk changed how were sold out within four days, nine provinces of the Pan Pearl River would hail from a variety of di- pean mainland. I relate to numbers […] and according to organizers. The Delta increased by 2.7 percent year- fferent professions and include It turns out her own passion even today I prefer data-related next batch starts from Fe- on-year to MOP1.96 billion in 2018. an architect, a photographer, a began with a TED talk. talks.” bruary 8. Exports to Hong Kong SAR (MOP 7.57 billion) and the European Union (MOP209 million) rose by 14.7 percent and 10 percent respectively. Exports of non-textiles went up by 10.3 percent year-on-year to MOP11.50 billion, of Local bank sues Hong Kong-based which the value of machines, apparatus and parts (MOP2.56 billion) grew by 93.1 percent, but that of electronic airline over unpaid debt components (MOP491 million) declined by 33.8 percent. uso International th, Hong Kong’s Air Transport LBanking has sued Hong Licensing Authority said that Kong Airlines for allegedly it had reviewed Hong Kong bloomberg Applications for failing to repay a large por- Airlines’ finances and had de- tion of a USD20 million loan, manded further clarification. Young Musicians following repeated demands. An airline spokesman told Competition open According to a South China SCMP that the company had Morning Post report, court been working with the bank in March documents showed that the to address the outstanding is- airline borrowed USD20 sue. The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) will million from the local bank in “This has no impact on our hold the 37th Macau Young Musicians October 2017 on the condition business and we are operating Competition between July 13 and that the principal loan must as normal,” he said. August 4. Applications will be open be repaid with interest by De- The troubled airline is yet to from March 4 to 10. According to the cember 28, 2018. find a chief of finance after a IC, this instalment of the musical However, the bank’s lawyers former executive resigned in competition will be dedicated to said that the troubled airline December after fewer than 18 piano and will feature 18 categories, had only paid USD257,943 by months on the job. with elementary, intermediate and January 1, breaching its con- Since July 2018, the airline advanced levels. First, second and tractual obligations. has seen six directors leave third prizes, and distinction and merit Thus on January 2, the bank their posts. certificates will be awarded in each demanded the outstanding Hong Kong Airlines, backed category. Participants must hold a tstanding debts due and paya- na. According to information valid Macau SAR Resident Identity debt be paid within seven ble to the plaintiff, and the available on the bank’s websi- by debt-laden Chinese conglo- Card and must have been born in days. defendant has failed to pay te, in 2015, it completed “the merate HNA Group, operates or after 1998 to qualify. In order to Luso International Bank the guaranteed amount to the capital injection process and 38 passenger aircraft and flies facilitate the application process, this also wrote to subsidiary plaintiff or any part thereof,” has become a truly local bank to 36 destinations. year applicants must first register Hong Kong Airlines Limited, the writ said. in terms of shareholdings.” In According to reports, the online, followed by payment and now listed as the defendant, Luso International Bank 2016, the bank’s first main- group sold its last land plot document submission. Applicants can following its agreement to was incorporated in Macau in land Chinese branch opened near the Hong Kong’s former register online from 10 a.m. on March provide a guarantee. 1974 and has become a wholly in Guangzhou after approval Kai Tak airport for HKD3.9 4 to 6 p.m. on March 10, through the “Despite repeated requests -owned subsidiary of Xiamen by the relevant mainland and million, ending its ambitions Macao Young Musicians Competition and demands […] the bor- International Bank, the first Macau authorities. for a massive residential pro- webpage. rower has failed to pay the ou- joint-venture bank in Chi- Meanwhile, earlier this mon- ject. tue 05.02.2019 th Anniversary

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Home prices in London’s best districts hit a six-year low Huawei staff expelled Political chaos and a series of tax hikes pushed the average price of a home in London’s most-desired districts down by almost 5 percent last year, paring it to a low not seen since the start of from Denmark after 2013. Home prices in the U.K. capital’s prime postcodes - which include Chelsea, Islington, Kensington and Mayfair - dropped 1.5 percent in the final quarter of 2018 as lawmakers failed to reach an accord on Brexit, data compiled by broker Knight Frank work permit checks show. That extended the decline for the year to 4.6 percent. London’s high-end house prices have been hit by a succession wo employees at national intelligence in of tax reforms that have boosted the sales-tax bill for the most Huawei Technolo- their investigations. The expensive homes to as much as 15 percent of the purchase price. T gies Inc. in Denmark U.S. has urged European The hikes, coupled with uncertainty about the country’s political bloomberg and economic future, has decimated the market for homes and were expelled following allies, such as Germany, reduced transaction levels to historic lows. an inspection focusing to shun Huawei’s equi- on improper work arran- pment, as telecoms car- gements. riers prepare for the next Hong Kong gas supplier offers The company’s offices generation of wireless in Copenhagen were technology known as 5G. ‘excellent wife’ cooking class searched on Thursday There is no evidence and four people were that the measures taken A Hong Kong company has raised eyebrows by promoting an initially charged with in Denmark are related “Excellent Wife” cooking course. “If you aspire to be the best breaking Danish laws to any concerns about girlfriend or wife in town, ‘Excellent Wife’ cooking course is covering residence and spying. perfect for you,” says the text on a flyer by Towngas Cooking work permits, Danish Poland in January de- Centre, which is operated by Hong Kong & China Gas Co. police said. The charges tained a Huawei em- “Excellent Wife Certificate” is written in bold on the top. A against two of the people ployee and former high- spokeswoman for Hong Kong & China Gas confirmed the advertisement was authentic, though declined to elaborate on were subsequently dro- ranking official at Po- the decision behind the phrasing. The HKD2,500 course consists pped, a police spokesperson, who asked not the authorities.” land’s Internal Security of five lessons covering areas such as how to treat a new wok, person said by phone to be identified by name The investigation co- Agency, accusing the two steaming skills and abalone preparation, the company website yesterday. citing police policy, de- mes as the company is men of conducting es- shows. Hong Kong’s “Equal Opportunities Commission would be It was a “routine in- clined to provide more under fire around the pionage activities against interested to know whether men are allowed to go to this course,” vestigation” that Danish details, including the na- world over allegations it Poland. Huawei has said said shareholder activist David Webb, who posted a caption of authorities “regularly” tionality of the workers. could enable spying by it fired the employee for the flyer on his Twitter account. “Perhaps Towngas needs to conduct at work places A Huawei spokeswo- Chinese officials after breaking Polish law, ad- modernize its marketing people. Hong Kong is a very conservative relying on a high number man said: “These visa the country passed a law ding that his alleged ac- and old-fashioned society in many ways - they still don’t allow gay of foreign employees, the checks are routine, and mandating organizations tions have not relation to marriage or civil unions for example.” spokesperson said. The we are co-operating with and citizens to assist the company. Bloomberg ad tue 05.02.2019 th Anniversary

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he young politician China-Venezuela Tspearheading efforts to remove Venezuela’s authoritarian leader called for a “trans- parent relationship” with Chi- Guaidó wants Beijing to see na, a key investor in the country, saying any agreements made with the regime of Nico- las Maduro would be honored Maduro is bad for business as long as they were lawfully done. continue working closely with Juan Guaidó, the National China,” Guaidó said, referring Assembly leader, is at the fo- to reconstruction. He cited sec- refront of a renewed push to tors including oil and mining, remove Maduro who, with plus light industry and assem- his grip on the military and bly. courts, has presided over cra- “With the reactivation of our ckdowns on protesters, the country’s productivity we see opposition and a hollowing out a cooperation with China as of Venezuela’s economy. The an opportunity, rather than desperate conditions for or- a threat,” he added. “We are dinary people struggling with ready to begin a constructive skyrocketing prices and power relationship and dialogue with outages has spurred one of the China as soon as possible.” biggest mass migrations of mo- Guaidó did not confirm if the- dern times. re had been any outreach to “I will be very clear: all agree- Beijing, only saying he would ments that have been signed like to meet with officials “in following the law will be res- the shortest possible time to re- pected,” Guaidó said in a wri- launch our relationship.” A per- tten interview. “If previous son in Caracas with knowledge agreements were signed by of the interactions said there adhering to the due process of had already been some contact approval by the National As- with the Chinese embassy. sembly, they will be accepted Those conversations center and honored.” around a commitment to honor Guaidó has the backing of debts to China, plus Venezue- countries including the U.S. la’s reconstruction needs, the and Brazil, and is seeking to estrangement from Caracas. crude prices tumbled. “People shouldn’t assume that person said, asking not to be put a noose around Maduro’s But the resurgent U.S. interest Beijing has invested more China will lend a hand based identified talking about private access to funds, primarily oil makes things more complica- than USD62 billion in Ve- on the similarity in socialist conversations. and gold exports and income ted. nezuela, mostly through loans, systems.” The outreach is being care- from state-dominated busines- Russia has strongly supported since 2007. Last year, it impor- Humanitarian aid would pour fully done, the person added, ses. China is one of the biggest Maduro while China has been ted 3.6 percent of its oil supply in in response to a change in because Guaidó’s focus is on investors in Venezuela, and more equivocal, mostly falling from the country, down from government, and institutions his relationship with the U.S., while it has been an ally of so- back on citing a longstanding just over 5 percent in 2017. In like the International Mone- which views China’s presence cialist administrations dating policy of noninterference in the throes of a financial crisis tary Fund and World Bank in the region with suspicion. back to Hugo Chavez, Guaidó other states’ affairs. last September, Maduro flew would probably play a role - as President Donald Trump has portrayed it as having suffered Asked three times last week to Beijing to win a $5 billion the U.S. helped facilitate fun- escalated trade tensions with from Maduro’s corruption and if China still saw Maduro as credit line from his “big sis- ding - but Venezuela’s economy China since coming to power, financial mismanagement. Venezuela’s president, foreign ter” China. Chinese technology would require funds for infras- leading Beijing to claim the “We want to establish a trans- ministry spokesman Geng giants Huawei Technologies tructure that would be unlikely U.S. is increasingly attempting parent relationship with China Shuang simply noted that a Corp. and ZTE Corp. have in- to generate a return for some to contain it. and put an end to the plunde- special envoy of President Xi vested heavily in the country. time. That’s where China, with “If the regime changes qui- ring of our resources that has Jinping attended his inaugu- Not everyone views Beijing’s its deep pockets and longer- ckly and peacefully, it will de- prevailed under Maduro’s go- ration in January. On Friday, behavior as benign. Ricardo term horizon, could come in. pend on whether the U.S.-ba- vernment, which has ultimate- Geng said China has “maintai- Hausmann, an acclaimed Ve- cked government in Guaidó re- ly also affected Chinese inves- ned close communication with nezuelan economist and advi- cognizes the loans made under tors,” he said. “China’s deve- all parties” and ties “shouldn’t ser to Guaidó who runs Har- Beijing has the past government,” said Gui lopment projects in Venezuela be undermined no matter how vard University’s Center for In- Chenxi, an oil analyst at CITIC have been falling as they have the situation evolves.” ternational Development, has invested more Futures. “For now, Guaidó has been affected and destroyed by China is the second-biggest called the China Development than USD62b signaled that payments will be corruption or debt default.” importer of crude from the Bank a “disgrace.” maintained, but America will The stance of China and Rus- country, but receives its bar- Still, China has shown itself in Venezuela, probably call the shots if he sia is crucial to Maduro’s ability rels as repayments of debt. able to navigate doing business takes office.” to hold onto power. The coun- Venezuela hasn’t been able to in difficult places before. And mostly through Guaidó described the U.S. as tries have filled the investment send enough crude to meet its it has probably learned lessons both a commercial supporter and security vacuum caused obligations in recent years as from Sri Lanka, Malaysia and loans, since and an important ally in the ef- by Washington’s decades-long its production cratered and the Maldives, where it cozied 2007 fort to oust Maduro. “Bilateral up to authoritarian leaders relationships are established only to be caught wrong-footed “Any Venezuelan government on the basis of mutual respect more european nations recognize by quick power shifts that saw will recognize the irreplaceable and our relationship with the new governments launch pro- value of China as a large cus- U.S. is historic,” he said. guaidó as leader bes of Chinese-funded projects tomer,” said Mei Xinyu, a se- Even so, he added “the fact and loans. nior researcher at the Chinese that we have consolidated re- Spain, France and Sweden Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le While investments often Academy of International Tra- lationships with other nations have all announced that they are Drian, speaking to France Inter come with strategic objectives, de and Economic Cooperation does not mean that we cannot recognizing Venezuelan opposi- Radio, urged Guaidó to call an Beijing’s leaders are also prag- affiliated with the Ministry of open ourselves up to estab- tion leader Juan Guaidó as the early presidential election that will matic, and a change of leader- Commerce. “China’s lending lishing relations with other na- country’s interim president and ensure “the Venezuelan crisis ends ship that incurred losses for is mutually beneficial for both tions.” are urging him to hold a new pres- peacefully.” Swedish Foreign Min- China would be affordable for sides.” “We live in an interconnected idential election. Spanish Prime ister Margot Wallstrom told Swed- world where all nations have Minister Pedro Sanchez told re- ish broadcaster SVT the vote that its $12 trillion economy. Russia in contrast probably porters in Madrid yesterday that brought Maduro to power was not “China is in a wait-and-see cannot afford to keep its in- their own potential,” Guaidó “we are working for the return a “free and fair election.” Venezue- mode,” said Pang Zhongying, a vestments open-ended and has said. “Within that space, Chi- of full democracy in Venezuela: lan President Nicolas Maduro has former Chinese diplomat who some payments already due na has an important role to human rights, elections and no so far rejected calls by European is an international relations from the current regime. play because of its capabilities more political prisoners.” French countries to call an early election. professor at the Macau Univer- “There is a lot of work to do and flexibility as a commercial sity of Science and Technology. in this regard and we want to partner.” Bloomberg tue 05.02.2019

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ike many Asian commu- complaints about the ani- Lnities, Hong Kong ushers mals over the past five years in the astrological year of the — from 294 in 2013, to 738 pig. That’s also good timing in 2017. to discuss the financial cen- That prompted a review ter’s contested relationship of policy starting last year, with its wild boar population. which included a halt to While some argue for an hunts by volunteer teams for ongoing cull to keep the boar boars deemed to be threats numbers down, others urge to property or public safety. preservation, a position the Instead, the government is government has lately em- extending a policy of sterili- braced. zing the animals and feeding A growing human popula- them contraceptives, as well tion and encroaching urbani- as discouraging the public zation have brought humans from providing them food. It and wild pigs into increasing also captures and tries to re- proximity, with the boars locate wild boars away from making frequent appearan- residential areas as an alter- ces on roadways, in housing native to killing them. developments and even in However, one local orga- shopping centers. nization, “Wild Boar 70,” The debate about how to is lobbying for the renewed handle them comes as the culling of the wild boar popu- densely populated city of lation. more than 7 million people Other countries with large is being festooned with pig- populations of wild pigs have themed decorations in pre- a policy of controlling them paration for the holiday that by killing 70 percent of their officially begins on Feb. 5. numbers every year, accor- Not far from its cramped ding to spokesman Wesley apartment blocks and neon Ho. lights, Hong Kong has plenty “Our goal is hopefully to of green land, traditionally raise public concern about home to a variety of animals, Hong Kong’s current pro- including wild boars. Some blem of wild boar overpo- areas where homes are clo- pulation, and about exactly se to parks or forests, such what kind of animal these as Aberdeen in Hong Kong wild boars are,” Ho said. Island’s south, have become Nations such as France and popular spots for growing the U.S. have to deal with numbers of boars to forage large-scale damage to agri- for food amid the garbage culture wrought by feral pigs, cans. largely appealing to hunters The boars often don’t hesi- as a solution. tate to get close to people and Denmark this month be- traffic. gan erecting a 70-kilometer The government’s Agri- fence along the German bor- culture, Fisheries and Con- der to keep out wild boars servation Department says in an attempt to prevent the it doesn’t know how many spread of African swine fe- wild boars there are in Hong ver, which could jeopardize Kong. But it has acknowled- the country’s valuable pork ged a big increase in public industry. AP 05.02.2019 tue

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Rod McGuirk, Canberra Australia very tough medicine for banks, including potential court cases,” hree of Australia’s largest Bligh said. Tbanks could face prosecution She was grateful that Hayne following a yearlong investiga- Largest banks may face did not recommend tightening tion into misconduct recommen- of lending rules. ded tougher oversight and better “Banks were very concerned consumer safeguards. that there may be recommen- A government-commissioned prosecution after probe dations that would see lending inquiry found widespread mis- practice tighten up and perhaps behavior in the banking and fi- put pressure on the flow of credit nancial services industry that a spokeswoman for the banking into the economy,” she said. often went unpunished. sector, said Hayne’s recom- The Australian government Commissioner Kenneth Hayne ap photo mendations represented a huge responded positively to all Hay- referred 24 incidents of miscon- overhaul and top-to-bottom re- ne’s 76 recommendations. The duct to regulators for further in- form of banking and finance in government agreed to create a vestigation and possible civil or Australia. compensation fund for people criminal charges against execu- who lost money from bad finan- tives and corporations, including cial advice. It also agreed to set all major banks except Westpac rules to help drought-stricken Banking Corp. farmers avoid bank foreclosu- The banks facing potential Today’s report res. charges are Commonwealth The government accepted the Bank, ANZ Banking Group and contains some report’s recommendations to National Australian Bank. very tough strength protections for consu- Hayne reported to Treasurer mers and improve financial sec- Josh Frydenberg who said the fi- medicine tor accountability and regulatory nancial sector must change. effectiveness. “It’s a scathing assessment of for banks, The Federal Court would be gi- conduct driven by greed and ven jurisdiction to hear corpora- behavior that was in breach of including te criminal charges, which often existing law and fell well below potential court are not heard for more than two community expectations,” Fry- years in congested state courts. denberg said. cases A new oversight authority wou- The share prices of banks and Australian Banking Association CEO Anna Bligh speaks in Canberra at a press ld also report regularly on the other financial institutions have conference after the Banking Royal Commission findings were released yesterday The inquiry would change what effectiveness of the two regula- slipped over the past year as financial services and products tors in the financial sector, the Hayne’s inquiry heard evidence ged fees and vulnerable people ding criteria in recent months, banks could offer, how staff were Australian Securities and Invest- of customers being charged fees being sold inappropriate finan- anticipating closer scrutiny. paid and create new offenses for ments Commission and the Aus- for services that weren’t provi- cial products. Australian Banking Associa- wrongdoing, she said. tralian Prudential Regulation ded, dead customers being char- Banks have tightened their len- tion chief executive Anna Bligh, “Today’s report contains some Authority. AP

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Jim Gomez, Manila Philippines ive suspected Abu Sayyaf militants accused of involvement in the deadly bombing of Police say five church bombing Fa Roman Catholic cathedral in the southern Philippines have surrendered to authorities, the national police chief said yes- suspects in custody terday. Police Director-General Oscar thened in churches, shopping nadian men in 2016. Albayalde said the five would malls and other public areas. Citing witnesses to the bom- be charged with murder and President Rodrigo Duterte has ap photo bing and statements by some attempted murder for their ordered troops to destroy the of the suspects, Albayalde said role in the Jan. 27 attack at Abu Sayyaf, leading to a re- Sawadjaan funded the assem- Our Lady of Mount Carmel Ca- newed military offensive in bly of the cathedral bombs, thedral in Sulu province’s Jolo the south that has included air which most likely were detona- town, which killed 23 people strikes and gunbattles. ted by an Indonesia man, who and wounded about 100 others. The attack has also highligh- had hidden in the south for Police have said the attack was ted concerns that the Islamic about a year, and an Indone- carried out by two Indonesian State group may be gaining a sian woman, who only recently suicide bombers. Police said the foothold in Southeast Asia af- entered the south. suspects taken into custody had ter sustaining major battle se- From a southern island, the escorted the two Indonesians tbacks in Syria and Iraq. Local Indonesians traveled to Jolo by around Jolo and to a meeting militants aligned with the bru- boat last month and were met with an Abu Sayyaf comman- tal extremist group laid siege by the group now in custody, he der, Hatib Hajan Sawadjaan, to Marawi city in the southern conflict between minority Mus- about 300 to 400 armed fi- said. who has been accused of plot- Philippines for five months in lims in the south and the coun- ghters, has been blacklisted Indonesian officials have said ting and funding the attack. 2017 before they were defeated try’s majority Christians, he by the United States and the there is no conclusive evidence Police said the five suspects by the military. said. Philippines as a terrorist or- that the attackers were Indone- were led by a suspected local Albayalde said the Abu Sayyaf, “It’s the very same reason why ganization because of years of sian. militant identified as Kammah a small but violent group based they pledged allegiance to ISIS. bombings, kidnappings and Police said the attack was Pae, who has denied any invol- in the jungles of predominantly They are seeking funding and beheadings. The commander planned since last year. Al- vement in the bombing. Muslim Jolo and outlying island they are bombing, kidnapping police have implicated in the bayalde said the explosives The attack has renewed ter- provinces, staged the cathedral and murdering targets to get cathedral attack, Sawadjaan, used were powerful pipe bom- rorism fears across the Phili- bombing to gain attention and funds from the ISIS,” Albayal- is a Muslim preacher who has bs, packed with ammonium ni- ppines and the national police possible funding from the Isla- de said at a news conference in been linked to ransom kid- trate, TNT and other chemicals have been placed on full alert mic State group. The militants Manila. nappings and the beheadings that have been used by the Abu and security has been streng- also want to foment sectarian The Abu Sayyaf, which has of hostages, including two Ca- Sayyaf in past attack. AP

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ap photo Historic visit UAE gives pope pomp-filled welcome ceremony at visit’s start

Pope Francis is welcomed by Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE’s Armed Forces, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (right), and Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, at the Abu Dhabi Presidential Palace

Nicole Winfield & Jon yesterday as he opened region known for its greeted with an artillery is to be the highlight of di Arabia’s main ally in Gambrell, Abu Dhabi his historic visit to the restrictions on religious salute and military flyo- his brief, 40-hour visit the war in Yemen, whe- Arabian Peninsula with freedom. ver by a country now at to Abu Dhabi, the first to re a Saudi-led coalition ope Francis a meeting with Emira- Francis arrived at the war. the Arabian Peninsula is fighting the coun- received a gran- ti leaders ahead of an Abu Dhabi presiden- Even for a nation by a pope. His trip cul- try’s Houthi rebels, and diose, pomp- address to faith leaders tial palace in a simple known for its excesses, minates today with the Francis’ pre-trip appeal filled welcome gathered in a Muslim Kia hatchback, but was the Emiratis’ red-carpet first-ever papal Mass on was a way for him to P welcome was remarkab- the Arabian Peninsula avoid embarrassing his le for a pope who prides — a gathering expected hosts with a public dead himself on simplicity. It to draw some 135,000 nunciation of the huma- featured horse-moun- faithful in a never-befo- nitarian costs of the war ted guards escorting re-seen display of public while in the region. the pontiff’s motorcade Christian worship here. “The cries of these through the palace gar- children and their pa- dens while the flyover rents rise up” to God, he trailed the yellow and The said at the Vatican be- white smoke of the Holy fore heading to Rome’s See flag and cannons pope’s trip airport for his flight. boomed. In a sign that regional Francis stood somber- culminates politics was playing a ly between Abu Dhabi’s not-insignificant role powerful crown prince, today with in Francis’ visit, the pa- Sheikh Mohammed bin the first- pal plane flew north of Zayed Al Nahyan, and Qatar and around the the Emirati vice presi- ever papal peninsular, energy-rich dent and prime minis- nation on his flight Sun- ter, Sheikh Mohammed Mass on day. bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Four Arab nations — as the Vatican and Emi- the Arabian Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi rati anthems played and Peninsula, Arabia and the United delegations were intro- Arab Emirates — have duced in the courtyard a gathering been boycotting Qatar of the domed palace. since June 2017 as part In a message to the expected to of a regional political prince, written in the dispute. Tensions are palace book of honor, draw some still high between the Francis assured the 135,000 nations, especially after people of the UAE of his Qatar’s win at the Emi- prayers and “the divine faithful rates-hosted Asian Cup blessings of peace and soccer tournament this fraternal solidarity.” Francis arrived in the past week. The prince, for his part, Emirati capital late on By avoiding Qatari gave Francis a framed Sunday, hours after airspace, Francis omit- notarized decree from making an appeal from ted sending a telegram June 22, 1963, in whi- the Vatican for urgent of greetings to the coun- ch the then-ruler of Abu observation of a limited try’s ruler, Sheikh Ta- Dhabi donated the land cease-fire in war-torn mim bin Hamad Al Tha- for the construction of Yemen so that food and ni, as he would do when the first Catholic church medicine can get to its flying through the airs- in the Emirates. people, who are suffe- pace of countries. He Francis’ speech to the ring the world’s worst sent one when passing gathering of faith lea- humanitarian crisis. by the island nation of ders yesterday evening The UAE has been Sau- Bahrain. AP tue 05.02.2019 th Anniversary

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TV canal macau this day in history Assemblage of Treasures - Exhibition 13:00 TDM News (Repetição) of the Macau Museum Collection for 13:25 Mensagem de Sua Excelência o Chefe do Celebration of the 20th Anniversary Executivo, Doutor Chui Sai On, por Ocasião do Time: 10am-6pm (ticket booth closes at 5:30pm; Ano Novo Lunar closed on Mondays) 13:30 Telejornal RTPi (Diferido) ntil U : February 24, 2019 15:00 A Essência do Amor Venue: Macau Museum 16:55 Ano Novo Chinês Macau Admission: MOP15 (free admission on Tuesdays and on the 15th of every month) 17:25 All Aboard – Dentro Da Eurovisão 2018 Enquiries: (853) 2835 7911 18:30 TDM Desporto (Repetição) 19:35 Os Nossos Dias Sr.2 Sparkling Garden – Guan Huai Bin 20:30 Telejornal orks W 21:15 Festividades de Macau - Ano Novo Chinês Time: 10am-7pm (last admission 6:30pm; closed 21:50 O Contrato Sr.1 on Mondays) Until: February 24, 2019 22:35 Viajante da Música Venue: Macau Museum of Art 23:15 TDM News Admission: Free 23:50 Filhos da Nação Sr.2 Enquiries: (853) 8791 9814 00:25 Telejornal (Repetição) 01:10 RTPI Directo Discover Macau: Museum of Taipa and Coloane History Time: 10am-6pm daily (last admission at 5:30pm; closed on Mondays) Address: Rua Correia da Silva, Taipa Admission: Free cinema Enquiries: (853) 8988 4000 cineteatro Sir Freddie Laker 05 - 07 Feb Surface Revealed - Drone Photography by Chan Hin Io I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE! 1982 Laker Airways goes bust Time: 12pm-8pm (closed on Tuesdays) room 1 ntil 2:30, 4:30, 7:30, 9:30 pm U : February 8, 2019 Director: Wong Cho Lam Pioneering budget airliner Laker Airways has collap- Venue: Taipa Village Art Space Starring: Eric Tsang, Teresa Mo, Ivana Wong, sed owing £ 270 million to banks and other creditors. Admission: Free Language: Cantonese (Chinese & English) After a four-hour board meeting at London’s Ga- Enquiries: (853) 2857 6118 twick Airport, company chairman Sir Freddie Laker asked Clydesdale Bank to appoint a receiver. All 17 Laker aircraft have been ordered to return to the UK by tonight and the British Airports Authority has impounded a DC10 at Gatwick to cover the com- Offbeat pany’s landing and parking costs. Stranded passengers - numbering 6,000 - will have the return half of their tickets honoured by British Film featuring disabled actors Airways, Pan American Airways, Air Florida and Bri- wins Spain’s top Goya award tish Caledonian. The receiver Bill Mackey, partner of Ernst and Whin- ney, told the media: “There is no way that Sir Freddie Mary Poppins Returns Laker can carry on with this business in its present room 2 form. It has to be sold.” 2:15, 4:45, 7:15, 9:45 pm He said the Civil Aviation Authority had given six Director: Rob Marshall days’ notice for the withdrawal of the operating licen- Starring: Julie Andrews, Meryl Streep, Colin Firth ce for the fleet of Laker aircraft. Language: English The company’s 2,500 staff will continue to be paid Duration: 130min until liquidators have finalised their decisions about redundancies. Earlier in the week Sir Freddie was optimistic he had put together a £ 60 million rescue package for the company he established in 1966. Talks with his creditors - and the close involvement of the Bank of England - have been underway since Actor Jesus Vidal celebrates his Goya award the autumn but they broke down when new figures showed ticket sales and bookings were lower than expected. The film “Campeones” (“Champions”), a comedy about The government has also taken a keen interest in a basketball team featuring actors with mental disabilities, the fortunes of Laker - Mrs Thatcher is a personal won best picture at the Spanish Film Academy’s Goya admirer of Sir Freddie - but yesterday afternoon the Awards. A Lifetime Treasure Department of Trade confirmed once and for all there Directed by Javier Fesser, “Campeones” took the top room 3 could be no state assistance. prize at the gala that occurred Sunday in Seville, while the 7:30, 9:30 pm Mr Mackey will meet Sir Freddie tomorrow and ex- dark thriller “El reino” (“The Kingdom”) was the night’s big Director: Andrew Lam Man Chung pects to have worked out the future of the airline by winner, sweeping up seven awards. Starring: Louis Cheung, Ivana Wong, Andrew Lam Man the end of the week. The Goya for best new actor went to Jesus Vidal, who has Language: Cantonese (Chinese & English) a visual disability, for his role in “Campeones.” Duration: 90min Courtesy BBC News “You have recognized an actor with a disability. You don’t know what you have done. Three words come to mind: inclusion, fun and visibility,” Vidal told the audience. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez congratulated the winners, above all Vidal, on social media. Sanchez said In context Vidal’s acceptance speech was “unforgettable.” Thousands of pounds poured into a “Save Laker”fund, set up “El reino,” a dive into the murky realm of corruption in by members of the public sympathetic to the flamboyant ty- Spain, earned Rodrigo Sorogoyen the best director award. coon. But it was too little too late. It also won best screenplay and best actor for Antonio de Within weeks Sir Freddie was attempting to re-launch an la Torre. airliner by transferring the Laker Airways licences to a new Sorogoyen will compete at this year’s Oscar Awards in the company. category of best short film with “Madre” (“Mother”). The Civil Aviation Authority officially blocked his efforts in Alfonso Cuaron’s “Roma” won the best Spanish-language May after objections from other airlines and the public. THE LEGO MOVIE 2 Twelve months later Laker’s American liquidators launched a film made from outside Spain, while Pawel Pawlikowski’s room 3 billion-pound lawsuit against several airlines and US aircraft “Cold War” won for best European film. 4:00, 7:45 pm manufacturer McDonnell Douglas alleging conspiracy and The annual Goya Awards are Spain’s version of the Os- Director: Mike Mitchell violation of the anti-trust laws. cars, honoring excellence in filmmaking for full-length fea- Starring: Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett Freddie Laker retired to Florida, then the Bahamas. He died tures, shorts, animated films and documentaries. Members Language: Cantonese (Chinese & English) in Miami aged 83 on 10 February 2006. of the Spanish Film Academy are eligible to vote. Duration: 106min tue 05.02.2019 th Anniversary

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erbia held off a spirited Tennis Sfightback by Uzbekistan to clinch a berth in the finals tournament of the revamped Davis Cup tomorrow. Ex-champs Serbia, Germany, The 2010 champion seemed in control of the tie with a 2-0 lead after straight-set wins by Dusan Lajovic and Filip Krajinovic. But Russia reach new Davis Cup Finals Uzbekistan leveled at 2-2 and Sanjar Fayziev took the opening set in the deciding fifth ru- the finals, not winning a sets in bber. Krajinovic, however, won losing at Colombia 4-0. the next two sets to send Serbia ap photo Chile came from 2-1 down to through. edge Austria 3-2 after Christian Germany, Russia, and Australia Garin won the deciding fifth ru- were other former champions to bber 6-2, 6-1 against Davis Cup qualify for the finals in Madrid. debutant Jurij Rodionov, who All 12 winners of this weekend’s replaced Dominic Thiem. qualifiers join six already qua- Canada also rallied from 2-1 lified nations at the Nov. 18-24 behind to Slovakia in Bratislava, event: Defending champion where Denis Shapovalov beat Croatia, 2018 runner-up Fran- Martin Klizan 7-6 (4), 6-4 and ce, 2018 semifinalists the United Felix Auger-Aliassime defea- States and Spain, as well as wild ted Norbert Gombos 6-3, 6-4 to cards Britain and Argentina. turn the tie around. Shapovalov At the finals, the 18 nations will and debutant Auger-Aliassime compete in six groups of three played shared all five matches teams, with all group winners for Canada. and the two best second-ranked Robin Haase won both singles teams advancing to the quarter- and teamed up with Jean-Julien finals. Royer for victory in the doubles Germany routed Hungary 5-0 as the Netherlands beat the Cze- and third-ranked Alexander Zve- ch Republic in Ostrava 3-1. rev didn’t drop a set in his two Russia’s Karen Khachanov Also, Belgium won in Brazil 3-1, singles. Kazakhstan beat Portugal 3-1, Russia’s Karen Khachanov en- surmountable 3-1 lead. Earlier, 15-year-old Jerome Kym along- cked up four straight-set wins Italy downed India 3-1, and Ja- ded a Swiss comeback when he the hosts, playing without Ro- side Laaksonen. against Bosnia and Herzegovina. pan edged China 3-2 to complete rallied to beat Henri Laaksonen ger Federer or Stan Wawrinka, Australia coach Lleyton Hewitt Elsewhere, seven-time cham- the lineup for the Davis Cup Fi- 6-7 (2), 7-6 (6), 6-4 for an in- won the doubles as they fielded used all five players as they ra- pion Sweden failed to qualify for nals. AP ad tue 05.02.2019

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Super Bowl Patriots set records with sixth title he New England Patrio- 29-yard throw into the hands Tts added even more luster of tight end Rob Gronkowski. to the franchise’s rich cham- On the next play, Sony Michel pionship history yesterday scored on a 2-yard plunge with [Macau time]. 7 minutes to play for a 10-3 Their victory over the Los lead. Angeles Rams put a stamp on But the real stars of this game a season that started 1-2, but were the New England defen- ended with New England be- ders, who smothered Rams coming the first team since the quarterback Jared Goff, hol- undefeated 1972 Miami Dol- ding him to 229 yards that felt phins to win the Super Bowl like less. after losing it the previous sea- The Rams, who averaged son. 32.9 points a game this sea- New England is now tied son, joined the Miami Dol- with Pittsburgh at six Super phins —from Super Bowl 6 in Bowl titles apiece. The Patrio- 1972— as the only the second ts also improved to 41-1 in the team not to muster a touch- Bill Belichick-Tom Brady era down in the title game. after shutting out an opponent The low-scoring manner the in the first half, including the Patriots won also produced postseason. Brady is also the records. oldest quarterback to win a The 13 points scored by New Super Bowl at age 41. Belichick England matched the lowest is the oldest coach to hoist the total the team has scored in Lombardi Trophy at age 66. any of Brady’s 40 postsea- With his sixth ring, Brady has son starts. This was the first broken a tie with Hall of Famer of Brady’s nine Super Bowl Charles Haley for the most all- appearances in which he did time by a player. not throw a touchdown. Brady engineered the game’s It was his fifth postseason lone touchdown drive —a five- game without a TD pass. The play, 69-yard march punctua- Patriots are now 5-0 in those ted by an over-the-shoulder, games. MDT/AP

Football Benfica beats arch-rival Sporting to move closer to Porto enfica beat Sporting BLisbon 4-2 yesterday [Macau time] to move within three points of Portuguese M N ao Courtesy league leader Porto. Haris Seferovic, Joao Felix, Ruben Dias and Pizzi Fer- nandes scored for Benfica, which never trailed at Spor- ting’s Jose Alvalade Stadium. Bruno Fernandes and Bas Dost scored for the hosts. Defending champion Porto matches. lost ground at the top after Third-placed Braga, which being held to a 0-0 draw at won 2-0 at Desportivo Aves Guimaraes. over the weekend, is one Sporting is in fourth place, point behind Benfica and 11 points off the lead after 20 four points behind Porto. THE Candidates register for first Station Air quality BUZZThai general election since coup Roadside 55-75 Moderate Candidates in Thailand’s first general election Enthusiasm for a return to democracy is high, since the military seized power in 2014 have be- but is tempered with an awareness that new elec- High gun registering, as supporters wave banners and tion rules handicap the political machine of for- Density 45-65 chant slogans in public political activity that until mer Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, which Residental recently was illegal. has easily won every national election since 2001. Moderate Hundreds of candidates from dozens of parties The Thaksin-affiliated Pheu Thai Party’s main Area opinion crammed into an indoor stadium yesterday to of- challenger in the March 24 polls is expected to be ficially enter the race and draw lots for the num- the Palang Pracharat Party, widely considered a c e: dsmg Ambient 50-70 bers that will go alongside their names on ballots. proxy for the military. Moderate Our Desk sour Lynzy Valles WORLD BRIEFS Brace yourselves Albergue holds annual for the oink ‘Wishing Well’ event ap photo The local tourism bureau has recently announced its tourist arrivals estimate for the Spring Fes- tival starting today, forecasting an 8 to 9 percent increase when compared to the same period last Prime Minister year. valles lynzy Israel This year’s forecast is much higher than last Benjamin Netanyahu launched a new weekly year’s forecast of 3 to 5 percent, with the bureau webcast to “get rid citing the operation of the highly expensive Hong of the fake from the Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge as the reason. news” ahead of national The city hosted over 958,000 visitor arrivals elections in April. In a during the holiday period last year. video shared on social This year’s increased forecast also means that media, Netanyahu said there should be more tourists on the streets, not to the webcast will “only mention the long time it would take for one to go cover the reality, and I will from Leal Senado to the Ruins. continue to ensure that it I mean, on normal days this particular street, will be positive.” which leads to the Ruins, is full of tourists, along Protesters have with vendors who try to entice them with almond Russia he protective glass co- rallied in more than a cookies and beef jerky. tative added. The proceeds from this ver over the water well at dozen Russian cities Thus, what more can we expect this upcoming T This year, among many fundraising activity will be the Albergue SCM Patio has and towns against waste festival? activities around the globe, donated to both societies. been removed for the an- management plans that I bet a huge number of photobombers ruining the Albergue SCM Wishing World Cancer Day is nual “Wishing Well” event, foresee Moscow sending Ruins selfies, or the decorations at Leal Senado Well will join forces with an international day ob- its trash to poorer — and which is on until March 5. will be the norm. World Cancer Day to raise served on Feb. 4 to raise often pristine — northern The well encourages the According to the bureau, it has geared up for the awareness about the disea- awareness of cancer, and areas. public to make New Year seven-day festive period with a series of proactive se, and Caritas Macau to to encourage its preven- wishes under the patio’s measures including a system that monitors visitor help the needy. tion, detection and treat- Spain The leader “Marriage Trees.” of Catalonia’s failed flows, allocating manpower at tourist spots to at- ment. The primary goal According to PR repre- secession bid in 2017 tend to visitor enquiries, and other efforts, such as of World Cancer Day is to sentative Tina Chiu, some says that Spain will seek activating tourism notifications. significantly reduce illness 6,000 participants are ex- “vengeance” rather than Last year, it was also proposed that the efficiency and death caused by can- pected at the fifth iteration The main justice when 12 of his of checkpoints should be improved, and that the cer, and is an opportunity of the event. separatist allies stand Macau government should communicate with the purpose is to to rally the international trial next week accused “The main purpose is to Gongbei immigration department in order to impro- community to end the in- of rebellion and other delight local residents and ve the management of the Gongbei immigration delight local justice of preventable suf- charges. tourists, and to have a pla- station during holiday periods. fering from cancer. ce to make a wish and hang residents Therefore, the bureau announced that it had col- Meanwhile, as part of the Britain With Brexit it on the tree. This is a tree laborated with the Department of Culture and Tou- annual activity, Albergue is just seven weeks that is very unique to Al- and tourists, away, Britain’s ruling rism of Guangdong Province to operate a “Tourism also holding an “Albergue bergue, and we call it the Conservative Party Notification System for Spring Festival Golden and to have Wishing Well Photo Com- ‘marriage tree’,” said Chiu. was locked in tense Week,” with close communication throughout the petition,” which invites the “Around 8,000 heart negotiations with itself period to ensure hassle-free hospitality for travel a place to public to post an original cards have been prepared yesterday to rework the between Guangdong and Macau. and creative photo of the for the public. We hope we make a wish U.K.’s divorce deal with In a city as dense as Macau, it is difficult to ac- well. the European Union — as can use them all, but we are commodate the surge of Chinese New Year tra- The most liked photo on the EU stood firm in ruling expecting to use around and hang it velers. Facebook will win a Huawei out any renegotiation. 6,000 of them. This is com- I hope a measure to minimize taxi infractions on the tree. Mate 20. The submission pletely free,” the represen- during the festive season can also be reinforced. Tina Chiu deadline is March 6. LV

To recall, last year, the SAR recorded some 352 ap photo taxi infractions, including a humiliating 250 cases of overcharging – not to mention those who refused The to file similar complaints to the Consumer Council. It is known that providing ease of transportation, decisive moment MDT/Renato Marques particularly taxi rides, would improve tourists’ ex- US Five people died perience of the city. and two were injured I reckon it is not enough that only the tourism bu- after a small plane reau works on bettering the experiences of visitors apparently came apart in the region, but rather a collective effort is needed over a suburban Southern to ensure that a city like Macau – though overcrow- California neighborhood, raining debris on streets ded – is actually ready to welcome a million tourist and backyards and arrivals this festive season. igniting a house fire, To welcome the Year of the Pig, Chief Executive authorities said. Chui Sai On pledged to “excel in [Macau’s] response to whatever challenges the coming Year of the Pig might bring.” In Chinese culture, pigs symbolize wealth, and HOLIDAY TIMES their “chubby faces and big ears” are signs of for- Macau Daily Times tune. will not be published during the holidays. The Although no one can really know what will come Times will be back on to be for the SAR this year, Chui called for efforts to the stands on Monday “infuse the Macau community with positive energy February 11. However and to help Macau overcome any difficulties.” the MDT website will be It is just unclear which types of difficulties he was updated with breaking alluding to, or whether the “difficulties,” such as taxi news during the recess infractions or imported labor quotas, are among a period. We wish our rea- Taxi’s paradise. Rides over the counter, flash inflation of rates, abundance of clients over CNY holidays has ders, advertisers and series of long-awaited matters in the city that are always been a dark side of this tourism destination little-big-town of ours. A taxi driver’s paradise becomes hell friends the best of times. still waiting to be resolved. to passengers. Business as usual… KONG HEI FAT CHOI!